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===== OpenOfficePlugin ===== | ===== OpenOfficePlugin ===== | ||
- | //Top level [[plugins|plugin]] that uses Open Office to convert various types of documents.// | + | //Top level [[index|plugin]] that uses Open Office to convert various types of documents.// |
* Processes files with extensions: '' | * Processes files with extensions: '' | ||
- | ==== Installing OpenOffice Extension ==== | ||
The OpenOfficePlugin is an extension that is available for Greenstone. It is useful for processing both Open Office and Microsoft Office documents, as well as other text formats. | The OpenOfficePlugin is an extension that is available for Greenstone. It is useful for processing both Open Office and Microsoft Office documents, as well as other text formats. | ||
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+ | With OpenOffice and the extension installed and the Greenstone environment set up for this, | ||
+ | the OpenOfficePlugin will be available. | ||
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+ | Furthermore, | ||
+ | '' | ||
+ | converter. Switching on this new option means that more recent Office formats like | ||
+ | '' | ||
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+ | ==== Installing OpenOffice ==== | ||
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To use OpenOfficePlugin or [[OpenOfficeConverter]], | To use OpenOfficePlugin or [[OpenOfficeConverter]], | ||
[[http:// | [[http:// | ||
+ | ===Linux === | ||
+ | * If SOFFICE_HOME is not set, set it to the full path to your OpenOffice folder. | ||
+ | === Windows === | ||
* In the Start Menu, type " | * In the Start Menu, type " | ||
* In the Environment Variables window, press '' | * In the Environment Variables window, press '' | ||
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* Click '' | * Click '' | ||
- | <TABAREA tabs=" | + | |
- | <TAB> | + | ==== Installing OpenOffice Extension ==== |
+ | <tabbox Greenstone3> | ||
Once you have Open Office set up, download the Greenstone extension for it | Once you have Open Office set up, download the Greenstone extension for it | ||
[[http:// | [[http:// | ||
which is available in tar.gz and zip formats, and unzip into Greenstone' | which is available in tar.gz and zip formats, and unzip into Greenstone' | ||
- | </TAB> | + | <tabbox Greenstone2> |
- | <TAB> | + | |
Once you have Open Office set up, download the Greenstone extension for it [[http:// | Once you have Open Office set up, download the Greenstone extension for it [[http:// | ||
which is available in tar.gz and zip formats, and unzip into Greenstone' | which is available in tar.gz and zip formats, and unzip into Greenstone' | ||
- | </TAB> | + | </tabbox> |
- | </ | + | |
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- | (If you have any issues try the latest | + | |
- | version [[http:// | + | |
- | Note that if you get the latest version of the open office extension, you cannot already | + | |
- | have an instance of OpenOffice running when using GLI, you will need to terminate any | + | |
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- | OpenOffice running after quitting GLI. If you wish to do so, you will need to use Task | + | |
- | Manager to terminate the open office process launched by the extension upon running GLI.) | + | |
If you have Greenstone open during this, be sure to completely exit both the GLI and the | If you have Greenstone open during this, be sure to completely exit both the GLI and the | ||
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environment. | environment. | ||
- | With OpenOffice and the extension installed and the Greenstone | + | If you are running |
- | The OpenOfficePlugin will be available and the OpenOfficeConverter provides | + | |
- | ''-openoffice_conversion'' | + | Note that you cannot already |
- | converter. Switching on this new option means that more recent Office formats like | + | have an instance of OpenOffice running when using GLI: you will need to terminate any |
- | '' | + | |
+ | OpenOffice running after quitting GLI. If you wish to do so, you will need to use Task | ||
+ | Manager to terminate the open office process launched | ||
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